Good pictures! So what you have is an Elgin grade 478. Standard railroad grade movement. These are ALWAYS a good buy for less that $100. I typically can find them at pawns for less than $60 because they usually don't know but they should be an easy sale (I collect them though). Obviously if it was working it'd be more but take a look here elgin 478 | eBay these are all the same movement. I wouldn't expect anything less than $140, if it's perfect as in runs and the case and dial are good expect $160+.
Crazy a couple years ago pocket watches like this were like $250+ but the market is bad right now. So stock up and hope they go back up! I am actually starting to wear pocket watches myself. Very classy and elegant look, timeless IMO plus fun as heck to collect, sucks they're hidden in your pocket 90% of the time....
Crazy a couple years ago pocket watches like this were like $250+ but the market is bad right now. So stock up and hope they go back up! I am actually starting to wear pocket watches myself. Very classy and elegant look, timeless IMO plus fun as heck to collect, sucks they're hidden in your pocket 90% of the time....
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